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US: Lower-net-worth individuals more interested in impact investment

A recent research by Spectrem Group found that nearly half of all investors have become more involved in socially responsible investing, and most of this “benevolence” comes from individuals with annual income less than US$100,000. Only 31% of millionaires (net worth between US$1-5 million) and 40% of mass affluent investors […]

September 23, 2013

How impact investment, has indeed made impact

This post is a summary of conclusions from the Duke’s Centre for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship where 13 impact investing funds and foundations were recently studied with the objective of proving that impact investing, has indeed made an impact. From these studies, 3 unique insights were gathered about what […]

September 23, 2013

Impact investment not able to find its financial-social balance?

This post is in response to a recent article in SSIR (Stanford Social Innovation Review) that writes about the difficulty of achieving real impact while being mindful of the financial aspect of impact investments. This SSIR post got heartfelt responses from more than 18 of the world’s leaders in the […]

September 23, 2013

US: How Kickstarter helps social enterprise

According to this post by Spencer Toyoma, the co-creator of a graphic novel that focuses on the issues of human trafficking in the third world countries, Kickstarter is a platform that should essentially be explored by all social enterprises which have product based offerings. Kickstarter forces enterprises to think lean, […]

September 23, 2013

Top tips on how to take your social enterprise to the global level

Divine Chocolate Limited is an internationally known social enterprise managed by Sophi Tranchell, who here, makes a list of to-do’s to take one’s social enterprise to the global level or “world domination”, as this post puts it. Read more here.

September 23, 2013

UK: Helping social enterprises raise equity investments

Social enterprises, very often in their early stages of operations, do not possess ownership of buildings in the UK. According to data from City of London, loans against buildings make up majority (90%) of the social investment market. In contrast, equity investment makes up less than 3% of the same. […]

September 23, 2013

Challenges of impact investment in China: Sustainability and inclusiveness

There are obvious differences between charity and impact investment – that of expecting a financial return in the latter case. China, in this regard, is still finding ways to improve the infrastructure of impact investment within the country, and this post highlights some of the biggest problems in the impact […]

September 23, 2013

Reflection on EU’s contribution towards access to drinking water in developing countries

Between the years 2004 and 2012, the European Union has helped about 70 million people in developing countries gain access to drinking water. Moreover the organization has spent about €2 billion towards the cause in 62 developing countries between 2008 and 2013. Read more here.

September 23, 2013

Reinvent the toilet challenge extended to China

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s global toilet challenge now includes China in its run for the global competition that looks for cost effective ways to end open defecation. Under this country specific initiative, a grant of US$ 5 million will be made available to the winning team of Chinese […]